2009 College Football Predictions

[Marlow]

OK, guru, it's put up or shut up time! Both UF and UC have their coach issues, so it's all even up as they take the field. This game is for OUR bragging rights!! :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

It absolutely is not all even.

Oooo - am I hearing the excuses already? :P

I'll give you a TD!!!

UF is up by 9 right now, so there's your cushion. All UC has to do now is beat UF by 2 points from here on out!

[Speedfirst]

Any opinions on Northwestern's fake FG rather having the alternate kicker try it ?

It was horrible call....put your quarter under center if you don't have faith in the new kicker. Plus coach Fitzgerald should've had his left footed soccer style kicker on the left hash even at the end of the game and not in the middle.

To compound that, the kicker was in the middle again in OT on that miss, apparently he doesn't even know this about his kicker.

It's hard to knock the decision. Even a made field goal, which was certainly no gimme with a redshirt freshman kicker, only ties the game again and sends it to another overtime. Each additional OT would have only favored Auburn. Like Boise back in '07 against Oklahoma, when they pulled out the statue of liberty play for a two-pointer instead of kicking the PAT, Northwestern rolled the dice on a win instead of a tie. Unlike Boise they came up snake eyes.

Not hard at all for me to knock it, like I said then go with your QB under center, that would still be rolling the dice.

[guru]

It's hard to knock the decision. Even a made field goal, which was certainly no gimme with a redshirt freshman kicker, only ties the game again and sends it to another overtime. Each additional OT would have only favored Auburn. Like Boise back in '07 against Oklahoma, when they pulled out the statue of liberty play for a two-pointer instead of kicking the PAT, Northwestern rolled the dice on a win instead of a tie. Unlike Boise they came up snake eyes.

Not hard at all for me to knock it, like I said then go with your QB under center, that would still be rolling the dice.

That didn't work the first three times they rolled it(six if you count the three plays before the roughing the kicker penalty).

[jazzcyclist]

Florida is the first college football team that I have ever seen that had five Blacks starting on offensive line and two Whites starting at wide receiver.

[Speedfirst]

It's hard to knock the decision. Even a made field goal, which was certainly no gimme with a redshirt freshman kicker, only ties the game again and sends it to another overtime. Each additional OT would have only favored Auburn. Like Boise back in '07 against Oklahoma, when they pulled out the statue of liberty play for a two-pointer instead of kicking the PAT, Northwestern rolled the dice on a win instead of a tie. Unlike Boise they came up snake eyes.

Not hard at all for me to knock it, like I said then go with your QB under center, that would still be rolling the dice.

That didn't work the first three times they rolled it(six if you count the three plays before the roughing the kicker penalty).

It worked for over 500 yards of passing and for over 30 points in the same game.

[guru]

It's hard to knock the decision. Even a made field goal, which was certainly no gimme with a redshirt freshman kicker, only ties the game again and sends it to another overtime. Each additional OT would have only favored Auburn. Like Boise back in '07 against Oklahoma, when they pulled out the statue of liberty play for a two-pointer instead of kicking the PAT, Northwestern rolled the dice on a win instead of a tie. Unlike Boise they came up snake eyes.

Not hard at all for me to knock it, like I said then go with your QB under center, that would still be rolling the dice.

That didn't work the first three times they rolled it(six if you count the three plays before the roughing the kicker penalty).

It worked for over 500 yards of passing and for over 30 points in the same game.

The problem for Northwestern was only one touchdown was scored inside of the 18 yard line. 35 or 66 yard scoring plays are meaningless when predicting success rates from the 2.

Edit: Northwestern had three drives inside of the Auburn 10 - two interceptions and one touchdown.

[Dutra]

Better play with the regular kicker in the game. With the newbie I think teams are going to be more likely to be aware of the fake.

[Speedfirst]

It's hard to knock the decision. Even a made field goal, which was certainly no gimme with a redshirt freshman kicker, only ties the game again and sends it to another overtime. Each additional OT would have only favored Auburn. Like Boise back in '07 against Oklahoma, when they pulled out the statue of liberty play for a two-pointer instead of kicking the PAT, Northwestern rolled the dice on a win instead of a tie. Unlike Boise they came up snake eyes.

Not hard at all for me to knock it, like I said then go with your QB under center, that would still be rolling the dice.

That didn't work the first three times they rolled it(six if you count the three plays before the roughing the kicker penalty).

It worked for over 500 yards of passing and for over 30 points in the same game.

The problem for Northwestern was only one touchdown was scored inside of the 18 yard line. 35 or 66 yard scoring plays are meaningless when predicting success rates from the 2.

I'll still take my chances with my QB under center, over a gadget play.
You see part of the problem with that you have personel on the field who don't normally play in those positions. Case in point Corey Wooten was in there blocking against Auburns #1 defense, he couldn't maintain hisblock which was a crucial block. The defender was able to get off that block and make the tackle

[jazzcyclist]

By beefing up their non-conference schedule and returning 21 of 22 starters, Boise State figures to be a legitimate title contender in 2010. They should start the season in the top five, and certainly Florida, which will be undergoing a massive overhaul in the off-season, won't want any parts of them. One thing I admire about Chris Petersen is that, unlike Brian Kelly who voted his Bearcats #1, he was fair and realistic with his voting, placing his Broncos #4, behind Alabama, Texas and TCU. As a matter of fact, after Monday night, you can argue that he sold his Broncos short a spot. I'm against a 16-team playoff because I oppose contrived drama, but Boise State in the hunt for the 2010 BCS title game is a Cinderella story I can get into.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/sport ... iesta.html

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/heatind ... uture.html

[26mi235]

The top 4 ranked Big Ten teams all won against more highly rated opponents (all in the top 15), and in three of those they looked the much better team. NW (next ranked team) lost in OT with an injured kicker, MN lost by one point and even a diminished Michigan State (14 players suspended) was leading in the fourth quarter -- the league could have been 7 - 0.

[jazzcyclist]

The top 4 ranked Big Ten teams all won against more highly rated opponents (all in the top 15), and in three of those they looked the much better team. NW (next ranked team) lost in OT with an injured kicker, MN lost by one point and even a diminished Michigan State (14 players suspended) was leading in the fourth quarter -- the league could have been 7 - 0.

The Big Ten could have also gone 2-5 if Penn State and Wisconsin had lost games that could have easily gone either way. By the way, depending on which poll you're looking at, Penn State was actually ranked higher than LSU.

[Bruce Kritzler]

[quote="jazzcyclist"They should start the season in the top five, and certainly Florida, which will be undergoing a massive overhaul in the off-season, won't want any parts of them. [/quote]

Not on Florida's schedule in 2010 are they?

[jazzcyclist]

They should start the season in the top five, and certainly Florida, which will be undergoing a massive overhaul in the off-season, won't want any parts of them.

Not on Florida's schedule in 2010 are they?

No they're not. By the way, Chris Petersen was on Jim Rome's show yesterday, and when asked if Boise State deserved a share of the title or any first place votes, he said "no". Though he conceded that the system wasn't perfect, he's content with the fact that Boise State has been to the BCS twice in the last four years and that they'll get their shot at the title next year. He said that he's absolutely opposed to a playoff unless the regular season was shortened, and that the college presidents will never agree to shorten the season because it will cost all 120 1-A schools too much money. He also said that he believes their Fiesta Bowl win over TCU gave them more legitimacy than their win over Oklahoma because this year's TCU team is better than the 2006 Oklahoma team. He also pointed out that despite the strides Boise State has made during the last decade, they're still at a severe handicap compared to the tradional powers because of the limited revenue potential of a stadium that only seats 33,500.

[26mi235]

The top 4 ranked Big Ten teams all won against more highly rated opponents (all in the top 15), and in three of those they looked the much better team. NW (next ranked team) lost in OT with an injured kicker, MN lost by one point and even a diminished Michigan State (14 players suspended) was leading in the fourth quarter -- the league could have been 7 - 0.

The Big Ten could have also gone 2-5 if Penn State and Wisconsin had lost games that could have easily gone either way. By the way, depending on which poll you're looking at, Penn State was actually ranked higher than LSU.

Wisconsin absolutely dominated that game. The final score was as close as it was because some big breaks went Miami's way. Flip some of them then it could have been a 31-7 rout. For 50+ minutes Miami did essentially nothing despite supposedly having a huge advantage in speed and the skill positions and playing a semi-home game.

[jazzcyclist]

Wisconsin absolutely dominated that game. The final score was as close as it was because some big breaks went Miami's way. Flip some of them then it could have been a 31-7 rout. For 50+ minutes Miami did essentially nothing despite supposedly having a huge advantage in speed and the skill positions and playing a semi-home game.

Wisconsin did not dominate that game where it mattered, which was on the scoreboard. That's why Miami was still in the game until the end. I'm sure you've followed football long enough to have seen many games in which a team dominates a game statistically only to come up on the short end of the scoreboard. Earlier this year, I watched Mississippi State and Washington dominate LSU statistically only to come up short when the points were counted.